Chineseman

Chineseman

English

A Chineseman.

Etymology

A compound of Chinese +‎ man, or a compression of the words "Chinese man" into a single word, which may have been influenced by Chinaman or by similar words such as Englishman, Frenchman and Dutchman.

Noun

Chineseman (plural Chinesemen)

1. A Chinese man, a Chinaman.
   • 1878, in Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, Volume 243, p. 760 (Google Books view):

     When speaking of the Chinese individually we should undoubtedly say a Chinese or a Chineseman.

   • 1977, in Country life, volume 162:

     They saw the Chineseman, her grandfather, was broken in pieces. He was an ornament too and had fallen off the table

   • 1995, Albert Hunt, Geoffrey Reeves, Peter Brook, page 129:

     Brook asked the actors to find a way of communicating the idea of this picture to a blind Chineseman.

   • 2006, Wei-Bin Zhang, Hong Kong: the pearl made of British mastery, page 176:

     In the same book, Ku judges, "In fact, in order to understand the real Chineseman and the Chinese civilization, […] ."

   • 2007, Nancy Fairbanks, Turkey Flambé:

     I asked the three Chinesemen as I exited Uncle Bernie's building. I could have taken a subway to Pettigrew's for the meeting, but I wanted to get there early so I could speak to the knowledgeable Mrs. Christopher.

   • 2008, Sarah A. Hoyt, Heart and Soul, page 344:

     And who, despite all that, sat next to her, deferential and friendly — not attempting to impress her with his heroic status. Modest, Jade thought, a quality that was as rare among Englishmen as Chinesemen and, in fact, might be a rarity among all men.